Minnesota Training Program in Virology

明尼苏达州病毒学培训计划

• 批准号: 9281633
• 负责人: Louis M Mansky
• 金额: $ 21.46万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9281633
• 关键词: Minnesota; Training Programs; virology

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is the first competitive renewal of the "Minnesota Training Program in Virology" following a highly productive initial funding period. Discoveries in virology research have led to many fundamental insights into molecular and cellular processes of cells, basic mechanisms of viral replication and pathogenesis, and strategies for how host cells respond to viral infection (i.e., virus-host interactions). Viruses and their capacity to caue serious diseases and death have had a profound impact on the history of humanity and continually threaten global health and economic stability. This training program has recruited 25 accomplished preceptors with active research programs that are conducting research on a variety of important viruses. The Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV) serves as the focal point for virology research at University of Minnesota (UMN) and has championed virology research as a critically important university investment at a time of declining resources. Such investment includes a new 80,000-square-foot microbiology building to open in 2015 and $14 million for additional research infrastructure. Key highlight's of the training activities of our program inclue solid foundational coursework in virology as well as a wide-range of IMV-sponsored activities attended by both trainees and trainers that provide important intellectual, technical, and career development opportunities (i.e., weekly Virology Journal Club, monthly IMV Research in Progress seminars, quarterly IMV Innovations in Virus Research Lecture Series, annual UMN- Mayo Distinguished Lectures in Virology & Gene Therapy, the IMV Educational and Career Development Series, the annual IMV Symposium, a collaborative `Wisc-e-sota' T32 symposium, and annual sessions in Responsible Conduct in Research). Trainee participation in these training program activities have fostered the exchange of ideas and stimulated collaborative projects. Oversight of trainee progress is monitored on multiple levels, including yearly evaluations by the IMV Advisory Committee. Outstanding predoctoral trainees are attracted to the UMN. From this pool, outstanding predoctoral trainees are recruited to trainer labs by the individual strength of each trainer's research program. Trainee recruitment is enhanced by the breadth of career development opportunities provided through the IMV that include the hosting of national and international virology meetings that brings students - including underrepresented minority students - to our campus to develop long-lasting interactions with all members of our virology research community. Despite being a new training program we have a strong record of training achievement. To fulfill our training mission with our available resources we request support for 6 predoctoral positions per year for the next five year funding period.

 描述（由申请人提供）：这是第一次竞争性更新的“明尼苏达州病毒学培训计划”后，一个富有成效的初始资金期。病毒学研究中的发现已经导致对细胞的分子和细胞过程、病毒复制和发病机理的基本机制以及宿主细胞如何响应病毒感染的策略（即，病毒-宿主相互作用）。病毒及其引起严重疾病和死亡的能力对人类历史产生了深远影响，并继续威胁全球健康和经济稳定。该培训计划招募了25名有成就的导师，他们正在进行各种重要病毒的研究。分子病毒学研究所（IMV）是明尼苏达大学（UMN）病毒学研究的焦点，并在资源减少的情况下将病毒学研究作为一项至关重要的大学投资。这些投资包括一个新的80，000平方英尺的微生物学大楼，将于2015年开放，以及1400万美元用于额外的研究基础设施。我们计划培训活动的主要亮点包括扎实的病毒学基础课程以及由学员和培训师参加的各种IMV赞助的活动，这些活动提供重要的智力、技术和职业发展机会（即，每周病毒学杂志俱乐部，每月IMV研究进展研讨会，季度IMV病毒研究创新系列讲座，年度UMN-马约病毒学和基因治疗杰出讲座，IMV教育和职业发展系列，年度IMV研讨会，合作“Wisc-e-sota”T32研讨会，以及研究中负责任行为的年度会议）。受训人员参加这些培训方案活动促进了思想交流，促进了合作项目。对受训人员进度的监督是在多个层面上进行的，包括IMV咨询委员会的年度评估。优秀的博士前培训生被吸引到UMN。从这个池中，优秀的博士前学员被招募到培训师实验室，由每个培训师的研究计划的个人实力。通过IMV提供的职业发展机会的广度增强了培训人员的招聘，其中包括举办国家和国际病毒学会议，将学生-包括代表性不足的少数民族学生-带到我们的校园，与我们的病毒学研究社区的所有成员建立长期的互动。尽管是一个新的培训计划，我们有一个很好的培训成绩记录。为了完成我们的培训使命与我们现有的资源，我们要求支持6博士前职位，每年为未来五年的资助期。